XXVII. The Chapel

When my stock of balsa arrived I got to work immediately. I decided to start small, so the first building ever for Gardens of Hecate came out to be a simple Chapel. There's just enough room in it for a small altar against the back wall and one or two pilgrims. It's a place for solitary prayer. The front is decorated by a cross and the coats of arms of the wealthy individuals who had the structure built. 

I was pretty excited while I was working on it, so I may have rushed some parts. But I am non the less happy with how it turned out. The next one will be even better. :-)

I took pictures before painting:

 

 And more angles of the finished piece:

XXVI. Making Terrain II

Some more work on my forests and fences. But first a tree comparison picture for Jimmy:

Citadel Wood set can be called done. I may or may not put leaves on the currently naked tree.

Citadel Wood

My first four wooden fences:

Fences I and II

Fences III and IV

A fence herd.

While I'm waiting for the necessary material to arrive I'm composing a list of terrain I want to have. If you have any neat ideas feel free to make suggestions. This is what I have thought of so far:

• Treasure chests
• Barrels
• Human corpses
• Dead cow
• Churchyard
• Pumpkin patch with scarecrow
• Signposts
• Dry stone walls
• Roadside Shrine
• Houses
• Church
• Ruined houses
• Water Well 
• Windmill

I intend to build them by myself, with the exception of the Windmill and the Water Well, which I'll hopefully be acquiring from my countrymen: the amazing Tabletop World.

I am also about to start another faction. But more on that later.

Tabletop World Windmill and Water Well

XXV. Making Terrain

I'm continuing my work on terrain. For now it's just trees, fences and smaller "flavour" pieces, as I'm warming up for actual buildings. : D

First, another Hanging Tree is done. Shame the sculpts are nearly identical; the only difference is the position of the rope (and the men originally hanging from them were different, but I didn't want them there). I added some mushrooms, fern and leaves to the bases:

 Now for some scratchbuilt terrain. This is a wooden cross, symbol of the Church of Saints. Heavily weathered, just as I like them. The body is balsa and matchsticks, the flowery thingies are greenstuff, and the candles are from the GW Empire Wizard kit:

Finally, this is my fence prototype. Another three are in WIP stage, and more will follow. You can never have too many of those. Balsa and matchsticks again.

XXIV. The Nightgaunts

Well, here they are. A pair of dark and silent Nightgaunts:

I have also finished the first of the gnarly trees. The fellow hanging out next to it is a pretty damn cool Malifaux miniature called Jack Daw. He fits well into my world, though I haven't got a purpose for him yet. I'll call him The Hanged Man.